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Breakfast and lunch inspiration needed.

11 replies

Pigleychez · 10/03/2011 08:57

We appear to have got stuck in a rut lately...

Breakfast is just toast. Kids arent keen on cereals really and dont like porridge.

Lunch tends to be Sandwiches with various fillings. Sometimes Pasta,Cheese on toast- but thats still bread. Kids not keen on scrambled eggs or omlettes.

We seem to eat nothing but bread! In fact we are currently going through 3 loaves a week!

Please suggest me some more 'quick' breakfast/Lunch ideas for myself and the girls.

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Chil1234 · 10/03/2011 10:53

I like cooked breakfasts, especially eggs. Bacon/sausages/baked beans on toast/waffels/potato cakes are good. Different types of bread/pastries more fun than nasty old sliced loaf.... brioche, croissants, hot cross buns etc. Ditto for sandwiches which you can vary by using pitta breads, rolls, wraps etc. Jacket potatoes are a nice base for lunches. Soup offers endless possibilities... especially nice if it's something simple and home-made like Tomato and Red Lentil.

Liquidpea · 10/03/2011 11:57

Oh yes chil1234 I'm drooling! I love a full English cooked breakfast. Piglychez, do the dds really want a change. My experience of dc is that if they want something they hold back telling you. There is nothing wrong with toast. At least it's cheap, easy & good source of fibre (if wholemeal). My ds is now in his teens & since about 3 or 4 refuses to eat any other cereal than weetos. Won't touch toast or fruit in the mornings. Will eat full cooked breakfast but only if it is the weekend so he can have a couple of hours developing a hunger before he eats. I don't mind but it does get expensive now as he can get through 3 bowls a day on top of his other meals - I don't know where he puts it all! I suppose I'm saying if you are bored with toast you could have yogurt & fruit etc even if the girls prefer to carry on with toast & sandwiches.

Liquidpea · 10/03/2011 12:03

Sorry I mean Pigleychez and meant to say that dc don't usually hold back back telling you what they want. Please excuse any other mistakes. Silly me thinking I can post while off sick & in bed on an iPhone without proof reading! Will do better :(

BlueChampagne · 10/03/2011 13:38

Fruit salad and yoghurt for breakfast (and toast)?

Soups for lunch, with baked spuds?
Rice salad / risotto?
Fish cakes/fingers, mash and veg

Bread's good though! My bread maker is on at least 5 times a week.

knottyhair · 10/03/2011 15:08

Do you have a blender? Smoothies for breakfast are good. Or pancakes? Jamie Oliver's recipe is dead easy - 1 mug of milk, 1 mug of flour, 1 egg. Whisk together and then add 1 grated apple/pear/whatever you have. I agree with other posters and soup for lunch is a good option - you could make a big batch and freeze it. Or noodle salad, using the straight to wok noodles for speed? Add veg, soy sauce, rice vinegar and some sliced chicken or prawns.

Driftwood999 · 10/03/2011 20:56

Pancakes for breakfast, homemade are great and you can make them in advance and re heat them...Baked potatoes for lunch with...well you name it! Stir fry with rice. Toast is good and fab for spreading all sorts of good stuff. Basically, if your family is active and not fat then you are doing it right (and they're not complaining!) Don't fix it if it aint broken Smile

Pigleychez · 13/03/2011 10:44

Thanks for all the suggestions. I guess its just me getting bored of the same old breakfasts and Lunches as the kids dont seem to mind!

We have a go at some soups. DD's are only 2.5 and 9mths so could get VERY messy! Think i'll save the soup for the days when we arent rushing lunch :)

Pancakes- Didnt go down overly well on pancake day. :( as I loved them.
Yeah Jacket spuds are a good one. We did used to have them quite often but I seem to have forgotten about them. I often find I 'forget' about certain foods.Blush

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BornToFolk · 13/03/2011 10:56

I made fritters yesterday. I got the recipe (such as it is!) from someone on here so it's nice to pass it on...

Basically, make a batter from one egg, some self raising flour and some milk. You want the consistency to be a bit thicker than pancake batter.

Then you add grated or finely chopped veg and cheese. Yesterday I used courgette, onion, and pepper with grated cheddar and some dried herbs. I expect you could use meat too but we don't as we're veggie.

Then put about a dessert spoonful into a hot frying pan and fry until golden. I made about 5 yesterday which was plenty for DS and me.

DS really likes them, especially with some ketchup and they are good for using up bits of veg.

boosmummie · 13/03/2011 12:20

How about American pancakes with blueberries in? Or plain with crispy bacon and maple syrup. Make a batch and it'll keep for 3 or 4 days (covered) in the fridge, though after a couple of days you'll need to add a splash of milk to loosen mix. For about 20 you'll need 6oz SR Flour, 1tsp baking powder, 1½oz caster sugar, large egg, approx 7 fl oz milk. About tbls per pancake in to pan, flip after 1 min, done after further 30 sec.

French Toast (I know it's more bread...) but always goes down well with my lot. Either sweet with cinnamon and maple, or savoury with grated cheese once cooked, or bacon. Good way of getting eggs into them.

If older DD likes cooking, get her to help make pizzas - cheat and use slices of bread, spread tom purée on and top with whatever, oven for as long as it takes for cheese to melt.

My DD3 loves 'helping' make wraps, I cook some chicken or prawns and then put a selection of veg sticks in bowls and she fills and rolls and scoffs keenly.

I agree soup's a mess, but when mine were smaller I just put cubes of bread in to thicken it into an almost stew and they lapped it up. Must confess to doing that for me at times...And it's so easy to throw any old manky veg in that have seen better days, but once souped up (pun absolutely intended) taste marvellous.

Also I make chicken and fish goujons with her - very messy at prep stage, but I find the more she's involved, the more she will eat. I make my bread crumbs whizzing up bread with herbs and parmesan or cheddar to make them a bit more exciting. Also do a big batch, cook and freeze then you got emergency food to shove in oven (from frozen) for about 20 mins.

HTH

pointydog · 13/03/2011 12:32

Make you rown muesli.
Make a fruit salad for weekends.
Yoghurts.
Croissants
Eggy bread
boiled egg and soldiers

Lunch: crackers and pots of extras like cheese, carrots, cucmber, houmus, cocktail sausages
Soups

Driftwood999 · 13/03/2011 13:34

Borntofolk Oh yes, fritters, will try that, as you say it's a way of cooking with what you've got and very tasty!

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